21 November 2024 – Fleet Space Technologies, Australia’s leading space exploration company, announced the successful demonstration of two-way voice and data (TVAD) satellite communications for the Australian Defence Force in support of the ASCEND2LEO program. Developed as part of an AUD$6.4 million contract with Defence, Fleet Space’s TVAD demonstration showcased a full duplex satellite communications system, enabling two-way voice and data calls with the company’s recently launched next-gen Centauri-6 satellite. This marks the first use case of a full duplex SATCOM system being enabled by advanced microsatellite architectures in low Earth orbit – a critical innovation breakthrough necessary for the development of sovereign multi-orbit space systems with resilient narrowband SATCOM capabilities. Read more